Left: Type of house, Lake Dick Project, 1938. Russell Lee.
Right: One of four remaining houses from the Lake Dick Project, 2018.
Left: Types of houses. Lake Dick Project, 1938. Russell Lee.
Right: Remaining houses, 2018. James Matthews
Another of the original houses has been added onto over the years – most noticeably, the extension on the right side – but the chimney and the rectangular roof vent above the front porch still make it easily recognizable.
A third house has been reconfigured. The front porch has been enclosed and the entrance moved to the side of the house, but the chimney placement and shape and the overall layout are the same.
Left: Kitchen in farm home, Lake Dick Project, 1938. Russell Lee.
Right: Bathroom in farmer's home, Lake Dick Project, 1938. Russell Lee.
Left: Panoramic view of Lake Dick Project, 1938. Russell Lee.
Right: Panoramic view near Lake Dick, 2018. James Matthews.
I was unwilling to climb any higher up the old water tower, but apparently Russell Lee was more fearless. His photo appears to have been taken from the top of the same water tower, which appears in the next photo.
Warehouse and water tower, 2018.
Left: Schoolchildren, Lake Dick Project, 1938. Russell Lee.
Right: Cotton pickers, day laborers, waiting to be paid at end of day's work, Lake Dick, 1938. Russell Lee.